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Villages Mission
Our very own Caroline Raby was ordained Assistant Curate at Exeter
Cathedral on Sunday 13th September. More than 30 members of the VMC
travelled down to Exeter to share this wonderful occasion with Caroline
(although they didn’t travel by coach in the end, so thanks to those who
stepped in at the last minute and volunteered to drive when the coach failed
to appear!), and lots of Caroline’s family also came to see her take this important step.
The evening saw around 50 of us gather at Wrafton Hall for a service of
celebration and thanksgiving, Caroline’s choice of music that has been
important in her journey to faith (incl. ‘10,000 Reasons’ and ‘Here I am
Lord’) and a delicious bring and share supper. Huge Congratulations
Caroline - we’re all very proud and look forward to supporting you further!
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Community
October 2015
St Augustine’s, Heanton Punchardon,
St Michael & All Angels, Marwood
St Calixtus, West Down
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70p
Donations Needed for the
Christian Aid Autumn Fair
on Saturday 3rd October Please!
CHURCH OFFICERS
RECTOR
Revd Iain Robertson
817448
[email protected]
ASSISTANT CURATE
Caroline Raby
815560
[email protected]
READERS
Mr David Roff
813329
e-mail: [email protected] Phone: Mission Community Office 815795
Staff Members 'Day Off'
Priest in Charge
Assistant Curate
Iain Robertson - Friday Caroline Raby - Thursday
HEANTON
Churchwardens
Assistant Warden
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Electoral Roll Officer
Synod Representatives
MARWOOD
Churchwarden
Secretary
Treasurer
Electoral Roll Officer
Synod Representative
WEST DOWN
Churchwardens
Secretary
Treasurer
Synod Representative
Reader
David Roff - Friday
www.heantonparish.org.uk
Pamela Harrison
Derek Holland
Brian Crissell
David Roff
Jennie Avery
Stan Westlake
Jane Challacombe
Jennie Avery
Jenny Woodley
Can I help you to make space for Christmas gifts? De-clutter the spare
room? Rid yourself of surplus belongings? The Heanton stall needs
desirable items for sale in support of Christian Aid. If you can donate,
please bring items to church or leave them in the
garage at Brackendale,
Heanton, or phone Kate for
collection (813547).
814406
813931
815598
813329
812241
816340
813231
812241
813087
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Christine Westlake is again organising Operation Christmas child shoe boxes to be
sent in October.
The guides will again assemble the shoe boxes from Heanton, if you would like to
donate , please could you let Christine have items to put in the boxes (suggestions
below), money to buy items, or money to pay for the boxes to be transported (£3per box last year) by the 4th October.
If you wish to complete your own box that would be great. Completed boxes to Christine to be transported to collection point by 11th October .
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or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skipping
rope, ball, small puzzles etc.
www.marwoodparish.org.uk
Margaret Greenslade
Sandra Gouldsmith
Sue Honeybell
Margaret Pover
Margaret Pover
372065
850599
322130
344433
344433
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens,
stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calcula-
tors, colouring & picture books etc.
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HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush and toothpaste,
bars of wrapped soap, comb or hairbrush, flannel.
www.westdownparish.org.uk
David Ravenscroft
Juliet Alexander
Eric Phillipson
David Ravenscroft
Anne Lewis
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TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls
865413
03330 112214
865480
865413
865405
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OTHER ITEMS: Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up
torch, wrapped sweets (best-before-date must be
at least March of the following year).
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Marwood Church invites you to our
On Saturday October 3rd
at
Marwood Church from 10.30am
If you have any spare apples, bring them along and
watch them being pressed in an apple press. Bring
some clean plastic bottles and you can take some of
your own juice back home with you!
Dear Friends,
As many of you may know I am a huge fan of an American preacher and
pastor, Chuck Swindoll, and every day through his Bible-based teaching
ministry ‘Insight for Living’, I receive a daily devotional, all of them are good but
some are better than others. This month I am offering you the chance to read
Chuck’s offering on the subject of being a good servant. It spoke to me very
loudly and I hope it stirs something in you.
Servant-Hearted
by Charles R. Swindoll
2 Corinthians 4:1-7
In his fine little volume, In the Name of Jesus, Henri Nouwen mentions three
very real, albeit subtle temptations any servant of Christ faces. They
correspond with the three temptations our Lord faced before He began His
earthly ministry. They also fit with three observations the apostle Paul mentions
in his letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 4:1-7).
First Temptation: To be self-sufficient and self-reliant. Instead of being so selfassured, we need to be open, unguarded, and vulnerable.
Second Temptation: To be spectacular . . . a celebrity mentality. In Nouwen's
words, "Jesus refused to be a stunt man. . . . He did not come to walk on hot
coals, swallow fire or put His hand in a lion's mouth to demonstrate He had
something worthwhile to say."
We will also be holding a Messy Church between
10.30 am and 1pm at the church
Third Temptation: To be powerful . . . in charge. To lead is appropriate,
necessary, and good. But to push, to manipulate, to be in full control . . . never!
To say it simply, one God is sufficient.
Crafts , songs & stories will have a harvest theme as we are combining
this with our Apple Day. Snacks and drinks will be available too, come
and join us with your children and see what it is all about!
Servanthood implies diligence, faithfulness, loyalty, and humility. Servants don't
compete . . . or grandstand . . . or polish their image . . . or grab the limelight.
They know their job, they admit their limitations, they do what they do quietly
and consistently.
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Servants cannot control anyone or everything, and they shouldn't try.
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Servants cannot change or "fix" people.
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Servants cannot meet most folks' expectations.
Servants cannot concern themselves with who gets the credit.
Servants cannot minister in the flesh or all alone.
Marwood Church invite you to our
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Let me suggest five practical guidelines for cultivating the right kind of servant
habits.
Whatever we do, let's do more with others. Ministry is not a solo, it's a
chorus.
Whenever we do it, let's place the emphasis on quality, not quantity.
Excellence, not expansion, is our goal.
Whenever we go to do it, let's do it the same as if we were doing it among
those who know us the best. Not only will this keep us accountable,
it'll guard us from exaggeration.
Whoever may respond, let's keep a level head. If someone criticizes, don't
allow it to get you down. If someone idolizes, don't tolerate or
fantasize such foolishness.
However long we minister, let's model the Master . . . a servant-hearted
and a grace-oriented style.
on Saturday October 31st 6pm-7.30pm at
The Old Rectory garden in Marwood.
Soup, Hot dogs, Drinks, Cakes £1.50 each
or £5 per family
PS
Bring a torch and wear wellies and warm
clothes for the children’s Star Trail !
NORTHGATE
Let's serve . . . in the name of Jesus.
from self-minded attitude.
PETE PARKER & SON
est. 1967
A servant-hearted attitude keeps us
Industrial and Domestic
Window Cleaning Services
also Cladding, Fascia &
Gutter Cleaning
In Christ
Iain
Joint Diary
Monday
2nd Mon of
each month
3.00pm
Marwood Monday
Fellowship
Wednesday
2nd Weds of
each month
12.30pm for
1.00pm
West Down parish Lunch at The
Crown
3.00pm
Heanton Fellowship - Hewett Room
9.30 until noon
Wrafton Farmers’ Market
Saturday
Sat 10th Oct
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Call Jeff on
01271 346613
NEWSAGENTS
Give your house
a Spring Clean see the difference
deliver newspapers and
magazines to your area
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WANTED: Film Club organiser
The Crown Inn, West Down
Relax in the friendly atmosphere of our
17th century village freehouse and enjoy
a meal from our varied menu or
specials boards.
Cosy fire
Delightful garden with ample seating.
Traditional Sunday roasts.
Booking is advised
Tel: 01271 862790
Guineaford Arts
Stained Glass by
Carol Edwards
Historic Accommodation
& Function Venue
Parties
Weddings
Self-catering
01271 812842
www.westcottbarton.co.uk
Mirrors,
Light Catchers,
Candle Lights,
Window and Door Panels.
Commissions Welcome
Gifts available at the studio.
We are hoping to start a Film Club at Wrafton Hall. Aiming to
show films in the afternoon/evening as a community event. In
order for the whole idea to get off the ground we need
somebody to organise each event.
If this opportunity speaks to your heart, please
let me know.
Thanks, Iain
The next Wrafton
VMC E-mail Bulletins
Farmers’ Market will
Very soon we will start to send out
e-mail bulletins. If you haven’t
already, please send your e-mail
address to
[email protected] if you
would like to be included in the
information loop.
be held on Saturday
10th October 2015
from 9:30am - 12pm
Bulletins will contain all sorts of
information, ranging from Local
church/community events, diocesan
training opportunities and Bishop’s
letters etc. As well as national and
international Christian news and
discussion.
at Wrafton Hall
Each e-mail will be
sent out BCC (blind
carbon copy) so
your email
Call 01271 373779
www.guineafordarts.co.uk
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Wrafton Guides are holding a ‘popup’
SUNDAY LUNCH restaurant on
Sunday 18th Oct at 1.00pm in
WRAFTON HALL.
This is a fundraiser for 2 Young Leaders and 2 Adult Leaders, who
will be joining Combe Martin Senior Section’s 100 years celebration
trip to Switzerland in summer 2016. They have to each raise
£750 (so this could be the first of several Sunday lunches!)
COST £10, to include = Starter, Roast Turkey, Vegetables and
Trimmings, a choice of Pudding, Tea/Coffee, + free glass of wine.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
CHRISTINE WESTLAKE 816340
OR DEBBIE WILLIAMS
Marwood Churchyard Workday
Saturday October 10th from 9.30am – 1pm
We are holding a churchyard workday to help prepare the churchyard for
the winter season. There are lots of jobs to do; clearing the gutters and ivy
off the graves, cutting back brambles, sweeping up the leaves, making the
steps safe and pathways clear .
Darryll, Lorraine , Tim & June do a sterling job of
keeping the grass mown and strimmed, but need
some help with the other jobs, please come along!
“Many hands make light work !”
HARVEST FESTIVAL in Marwood Church
We are holding our annual Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 4th
October at 11.00am followed by our
Harvest Bring & Share Lunch in the
church hall.
Please let Margaret G (372065) or
Beatrice Brook (376028) know if you will
be joining us as we would like to know how many to cater for.
Operation Christmas Child
Marwood Church as also collecting shoeboxes for the
Samaritans Purse to send out to children in need across the
world.
WEST DOWN
HEANTON
Messy Church
Messy Church
Thursday 15th Oct
Thursday 22nd Oct
from 3.15pm
3.30pm - 5.00pm
in the Iron Room
in Wrafton Hall
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Shoeboxes will be available in the church this month with the
leaflets. We hope to have the filled shoeboxes returned to the
church by Sunday 8th November so that they can be taken to
Grosvenor Church Drop Off point where they are checked and
packed off to the children. Everyone is always very generous
with the shoebox gifts which bring so
much happiness to needy children in
troubled areas of the world.
If you are interested in looking at the
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Sunday 18th October : 20th Sunday after Trinity
Readings for Harvest Services
Hebrews 5.1 - 10, Mark 10.35 - 45
Joel 2.21 - 27, Matthew 6.25 - 33
God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us
Sunday 4th October : 18th Sunday after Trinity
eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the
Hebrews 1.1 - 4; 2.5 - 12, Mark 10.2 - 16
joys of eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is
alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us your gift of faith that,
and for ever
forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to that which is before,
Sunday 25th October : Bible Sunday
2 Timothy 3.14 - 4.5
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our
we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of
everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive
and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever.
learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly
digest them that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy
Sunday 11th October : 19th Sunday after Trinity
word, we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting
Hebrews 4.12 - end, Mark 10.17 - 31
life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive
and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever.
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Sunday 1st November : All Saints Day
O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule
our hearts; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and
reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever.
Revelation 21.1 - 6a, John 11.32 - 44
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Services in October
Services in October
St Augustine's, Heanton
4th
11.00am
Holy Communion
Rev Iain
11th
11.00am
Morning Praise
Rev Iain
18th
11.00am
Holy Communion
Rev Iain +
Rev Caroline
25th
8.00am
BCP Holy Communion
Rev Iain
11.00am
Celebration
Rev Iain +
@ Wrafton Hall
St Calixtus, West Down
4th
9.30am
Morning Praise
David Roff
11th 9.30am
Morning Praise
Rev Caroline
18th 9.30am
All Age Worship
Rev Iain
25th 9.30am
Holy Communion
Rev Iain
St Michael and All Angels, Marwood
Rev Caroline
Thursday Church at Wrafton Hall
Thurs 1st Oct H/C - Rev Iain
4th
11.00am
11th 9.30am
Harvest Praise All Age Worship
Rev Caroline
Holy Communion
Rev Iain
Thurs 8th Oct Morning Worship - David Roff
Thurs 15th Oct - Jenny
18th
10.00am MCC joint service @ Methodist Church
25th
4.00pm
Thurs 22nd Oct - Joce
Thurs 29th Oct - Rev Caroline
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Evensong
Rev Iain
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